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Deutsch2014 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election
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The 2014 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Overview
[edit]| Party | Number of Candidates |
|---|---|
| Labour Party | 25 |
| Conservative Party | 25 |
| UKIP | 15 |
| Community Action Party | 7 |
| Left Unity | 7 |
| Independents | 7 |
| Green | 3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 |
| Wigan Independents | 2 |
| BNP | 1 |
| TUSC | 1 |
| Wigan Real Labour | 1 |
Results summary
[edit]| 2014 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Labour | 23 |  1 | 92 | 39 | 62 | 82.7 | 36,065 | 51.1 | ||
| Conservative | 1 |  1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2.7 | 11,722 | 16.6 | ||
| Wigan Independents | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2,340 | 3.3 | ||
| Independent | 0 |  | 0 | 8 | 8 | 10.7 | 5,252 | 7.4 | ||
| UKIP | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11,327 | 16.0 | ||
| Community Action | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,590 | 2.3 | ||
| Left Unity | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 796 | 1.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 693 | 1.0 | ||
| Green | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 574 | 0.8 | ||
| BNP | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 0.2 | ||
| Wigan Real Labour | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0.1 | ||
| TUSC | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0.1 | ||
Results
[edit]Bolton West Constituency
[edit]Atherton ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Karen Joyce Aldred | 1,494 | 48.1 | ||
| Independent | John Trevor Higson | 1,106 | 35.6 | ||
| Conservative | Paul Fairhurst | 374 | 12.1 | ||
| Left Unity | Craig Anthony Wilson | 129 | 4.2 | ||
| Majority | 388 | 12.5 | |||
| Turnout | 3,103 | 27.5 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Leigh Constituency
[edit]Astley Mosley Common ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Barry John Taylor | 1,812 | 67.6 | ||
| Conservative | Nasri Barghothi | 867 | 32.4 | ||
| Majority | 945 | 35.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,679 | 28.9 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Atherleigh ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Pamela Stuart | 1,152 | 49.5 | ||
| Independent | Stuart Andrew Gerrard | 750 | 32.2 | ||
| Conservative | Denise Young | 339 | 14.6 | ||
| Left Unity | Stephen Michael Hall | 85 | 3.7 | ||
| Majority | 402 | 17.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,326 | 26.7 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Golborne and Lowton West ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Richard Andrew Barber | 1,596 | 65.0 | ||
| Community Action | Abbey Aspey | 456 | 18.6 | ||
| Conservative | Kathleen Houlton | 403 | 16.4 | ||
| Majority | 1,140 | 46.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,455 | 27.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Leigh East ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Frederick Brown Walker | 1,633 | 70.9 | ||
| Conservative | Ian Aspinall | 671 | 29.1 | ||
| Majority | 962 | 41.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,304 | 24.9 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Leigh South ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Charles Rigby | 1,955 | 65.5 | ||
| Conservative | Richard Alan Short | 1,032 | 34.5 | ||
| Majority | 923 | 31.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2,987 | 28.6 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Leigh West ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter Richard Charles Smith | 2,005 | 75.3 | ||
| Conservative | Andrew John Oxley | 658 | 24.7 | ||
| Majority | 1,347 | 50.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,663 | 24.9 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Lowton East ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Noel Houlton | 1,603 | 46.2 | ||
| Labour | Eleanor Mary Blackburn | 1,137 | 32.7 | ||
| UKIP | Sandra Margaret Atherton | 589 | 17.0 | ||
| Community Action | Sophie Aspey | 144 | 4.1 | ||
| Majority | 466 | 13.5 | |||
| Turnout | 3,473 | 35.1 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Tyldesley ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joanne Marshall | 1,821 | 65.6 | ||
| Conservative | Margaret Mary Winstanley | 551 | 19.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Charles Skipworth | 404 | 14.6 | ||
| Majority | 1,270 | 45.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,776 | 26.4 | |||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Makerfield Constituency
[edit]Abram ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Carl Sweeney | 1,580 | 57.4 | ||
| UKIP | Janet Markland | 760 | 27.6 | ||
| Conservative | Joseph Sheedy | 180 | 6.5 | ||
| BNP | Dennis Shambley | 134 | 4.9 | ||
| Community Action | Susan Brown | 101 | 3.7 | ||
| Majority | 820 | 29.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,755 | 24.7 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Ashton ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Nigel Dennis Ash | 1,144 | 42.3 | ||
| UKIP | John Stuart Littler | 591 | 21.9 | ||
| Independent | Peter Merry | 403 | 14.9 | ||
| Community Action | Michael Moulding | 395 | 14.6 | ||
| Conservative | Marie Winstanley | 170 | 6.3 | ||
| Majority | 553 | 20.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,703 | 29.6 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Bryn ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Margaret Ann Rampling | 1,190 | 40.2 | ||
| UKIP | Stephen Jones | 724 | 24.5 | ||
| Independent | Brian Merry | 625 | 21.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Catherine Aspey | 289 | 9.8 | ||
| Conservative | Susan Atherton | 131 | 4.4 | ||
| Majority | 466 | 15.7 | |||
| Turnout | 2,959 | 31.8 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Hindley ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | James Talbot | 1,418 | 53.1 | ||
| Independent | Brian Leslie Ellis | 913 | 34.2 | ||
| Conservative | Gerald Joseph Houlton | 263 | 9.8 | ||
| Left Unity | Ian Heyes | 78 | 2.9 | ||
| Majority | 505 | 18.9 | |||
| Turnout | 2,672 | 26.4 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Hindley Green ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Keir Stitt | 1,145 | 43.9 | ||
| Independent | John Melville Vickers | 908 | 34.8 | ||
| Community Action | Kieron Creegan | 325 | 12.5 | ||
| Conservative | Stephen Gerrard Holt | 231 | 8.9 | ||
| Majority | 237 | 9.1 | |||
| Turnout | 2,609 | 29.7 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Orrell ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David John Arrowsmith | 1,102 | 34.9 | ||
| Conservative | Michael William Winstanley | 1,031 | 32.6 | ||
| UKIP | Philip Easton | 818 | 25.9 | ||
| Green | Norma Stout | 210 | 6.6 | ||
| Majority | 71 | 2.3 | |||
| Turnout | 3,161 | 33.2 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Winstanley ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Clive William Morgan | 1,177 | 44.1 | ||
| UKIP | Andrew Collinson | 874 | 32.7 | ||
| Conservative | Allan Atherton | 263 | 9.8 | ||
| Green | Steven Charles Heyes | 208 | 7.8 | ||
| Community Action | Lee Aspey | 149 | 5.6 | ||
| Majority | 303 | 11.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,671 | 29.4 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Worsley Mesnes ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Patricia Lynne Holland | 1,552 | 60.4 | ||
| UKIP | Gillian Mary Gibson | 813 | 31.7 | ||
| Conservative | Judith Atherton | 203 | 7.9 | ||
| Majority | 739 | 28.7 | |||
| Turnout | 2,568 | 28.2 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Wigan Constituency
[edit]Aspull, New Springs and Whelley ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ronald Josef Conway | 1,581 | 46.0 | ||
| UKIP | Maureen McCoy | 827 | 24.1 | ||
| Aspull and Standish Independent | Janet Brown | 547 | 15.9 | ||
| Conservative | Linda Jane Surples | 393 | 11.4 | ||
| Left Unity | John Stuart Bolton | 88 | 2.6 | ||
| Majority | 754 | 21.9 | |||
| Turnout | 3,436 | 33.2 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Douglas ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Shirley Ann Dewhurst | 1,502 | 60.0 | ||
| UKIP | Derek Wilkes | 790 | 31.6 | ||
| Conservative | Margaret Atherton | 210 | 8.4 | ||
| Majority | 712 | 28.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,502 | 24.9 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Ince ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | James Moodie | 1,397 | 56.8 | ||
| UKIP | Ross Allan Wright | 851 | 34.6 | ||
| Conservative | Raymond Whittingham | 133 | 5.4 | ||
| Left Unity | Janet Elizabeth Phillips | 79 | 3.2 | ||
| Majority | 546 | 22.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,460 | 26.1 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Pemberton ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Prescott | 1,632 | 62.7 | ||
| UKIP | Alan Freeman | 692 | 26.6 | ||
| Conservative | Jonathon Charles Cartwright | 195 | 7.5 | ||
| Left Unity | Adele Joanne Andrews | 85 | 3.3 | ||
| Majority | 940 | 36.1 | |||
| Turnout | 2,604 | 25.4 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Shevington with Lower Ground ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Michael John Crosby | 1,050 | 33.3 | ||
| Shevington Independents | Angela Maria Bland | 797 | 25.3 | ||
| UKIP | Arnold Jefferson Foster | 797 | 25.3 | ||
| Conservative | Claire Houlton | 353 | 11.2 | ||
| Green | Joseph Robert Rylance | 156 | 4.9 | ||
| Majority | 253 | 8.0 | |||
| Turnout | 3,153 | 33.5 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
"Shevington Independents" is a description used by candidates for the Wigan Independents.
Standish with Langtree ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standish Independents | Deborah Fairhurst | 1,543 | 42.6 | ||
| Conservative | David Marcus Jon Ollerton | 701 | 19.4 | ||
| Labour | Deborah Gaye Parkinson | 646 | 17.9 | ||
| UKIP | Joanne Bradley | 590 | 16.3 | ||
| Wigan Real Labour | Emma Jayne Mcgurrin | 63 | 1.7 | ||
| TUSC | Joanne Bradley | 56 | 1.5 | ||
| Community Action | Daniel Willson | 20 | 0.6 | ||
| Majority | 842 | 23.2 | |||
| Turnout | 3,619 | 36.7 | |||
| Standish Independents gain from Labour | |||||
"Standish Independents" is a description used by candidates for the Wigan Independents.
Wigan Central ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Davies | 1,618 | 51.8 | ||
| UKIP | Keith Robert Jones | 893 | 28.6 | ||
| Conservative | Callum David Owen Chadwick | 614 | 19.6 | ||
| Majority | 725 | 23.2 | |||
| Turnout | 3,125 | 33.2 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Wigan West ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Pyhllis Mary Cullen | 1,726 | 60.6 | ||
| UKIP | John Stanley Atherton | 718 | 25.2 | ||
| Left Unity | Hazel Duffy | 252 | 8.8 | ||
| Conservative | Jean Peet | 153 | 5.4 | ||
| Majority | 1,008 | 35.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,849 | 28.1 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
By-elections between 2014 and 2015
[edit]Douglas ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Maggie Skilling | 874 | 59.3 | ||
| UKIP | Derek Wilkes | 452 | 30.7 | ||
| Conservative | Margaret Atherton | 80 | 5.4 | ||
| Green | Damien Hendry | 37 | 2.5 | ||
| Community Action | Michael Moulding | 29 | 2.0 | ||
| Majority | 422 | 28.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,474 | 14.5 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ^ "Elections result 13 November 2014" (PDF). Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
